Did You Capture the March 17 Aurora Borealis?

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The March 17 Aurora Borealis event was captured by a photographer using a Canon 550D camera, with settings of ISO 1600, f/4.5, and exposure times of 12 seconds initially, later increased to 30 seconds. The photographer shot approximately 260 frames from a location a few miles north of Winnipeg, Canada. Despite the successful capture of stunning photos and videos by some, others, like another participant, experienced cloud cover and were unable to view the phenomenon.

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Hi folks I shot about 260 frames on the March 17 Aurora event...iso 1600, f/4.5, Cano 550D, exp times are 12 sec for first half of movie then bumped them up to 30 secs. Imaged from a few miles north of Winnipeg, Canada.
 
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Great work! Last week produced some amazing photos and videos!
 
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nice one ... well done :smile:

I got clouded out, didn't see a thing :frown:
 
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